In a message dated 8/7/00 6:17:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, klemick_at_home.com writes: BK: Here is a drawing ... The boat is a 17' Aleutian (handcrafted) with a 24" x 17" cockpit. ... RH: I'm absolutely amazed that you can transport a 17' boat by resting it only on its cockpit rim! I realize that the rim is well fastened to the rest of the frame and that the skin is attached under considerable tension in this type of baidarka, but you must still have 5' and 8' overhangs respectively for stern and bow. How do you stop those flapping about in the breeze? You mentioned webbing straps before: Where do they attach? RalphC. Hoehn Ralhp_at_PouchBoats.com http://www.PouchBoats.com > In a message dated Mon, 7 Aug 2000 4:19:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Bob Klemick <klemick_at_home.com> writes: > > > ... I use a 2x4 cut just a little longer than the cockpit with block spacers on the ends. I bolted two 2x4's laterally to my Yakima with holes to match holes in the block spacers. I use 8" cariage bolts with wing nuts to secure the boat to the rack. I use two tension staps as back up. It takes the same amount of time to secure the boat as with tie downs and its a lot tighter and secure. Just another way......bob klemick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 07 2000 - 18:14:33 PDT
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